Monthly Archives: April 2013

April 30th, 2013

The Affordable Care Act is coming. Is your company ready? It is vital that your organization prepares now for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that goes into effect in 2014. Requirements for employers and eligibility for employees will both be based on data from 2013. While sorting through all the information may be...

April 30th, 2013

There is nothing more basic to the safety and well-being of the workplace than keeping it violence-free. This truth has been tragically spotlighted over the past months and while human behavior is inherently difficult to predict, it is within our ranks where we have the greatest opportunity to prevent such attacks on the peace, safety,...

April 23rd, 2013

It’s turkey season in Michigan and our feathered friends have been putting on quite a show the last couple weeks. Lots of strutting at Bishop’s Bog! We are fortunate to have our corporate office in Portage, Michigan adjacent to Bishop’s Bog. We have a great view of deer, turkey and a wide variety of birds....

April 17th, 2013

We are fortunate to have our corporate office in Portage, Michigan adjacent to Bishop’s Bog. We have a great view of deer, turkey and a wide variety of birds. Bishop’s Bog Preserve is another natural treasure of the City of Portage. This 152-acre preserve is the largest “relict” bog in Southern Michigan. Ancient and untouched,...

April 15th, 2013

April 9th, 2013

BASIC security is top notch, but don’t simply take our word for it. Thorough data security assessment of the potential risks and vulnerabilities of our systems are performed annually by a third party security assessment firm. This year’s results proved our security measures are working and rest assured your data is protected! Besides the annual...

April 9th, 2013

The IRS recently announced that it is expanding the “Voluntary Classification Settlement Program” (VCSP) so that it is available to more employers. (IR-2013-23) Under the VCSP, employers agree to reclassify workers as employees for future payroll tax purposes. However, before an employer jumps at the chance, it is important to consider the risks involved in...

April 9th, 2013

“The health reform law promises to deliver big changes in the U.S. health care system. But, as with other sweeping pieces of legislation, it can be hard to get the real facts about what it does. And it is all too easy for misinformation about the law to spread.” Take the short 10 question quiz...

April 9th, 2013

Effective March 26, 2013, updates to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) regulations may impact certain employers. These regulations are based on changes under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, enacted as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination...